As it has every year since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command will be tracking Santa on his whirlwind journey to deliver presents to all the good little boys and girls around the world.

But he won't be escorted by armed fighter jets.

When NORAD recently launched its yearly online Santa tracker, the site featured a video showing the jolly old elf being escorted by U.S. fighter jets "bristling with missiles," as the Boston Globe put it.

That caused a minor earthquake in the Twitterverse about why Santa would need an armed escort. The answer: Russia.

But a NORAD spokesman confirmed to Military Times that the "missiles" are actually fuel tanks.

The proposed Richland Solar Center would be 200 acres and between 15 and 20 feet high. Director of Operations Andrew Foukal said the project would bring between 170-200 temporary construction jobs to the area and generate $4 million over 25 years.

He also said it could generate electricity for 4,600 homes, just over half of the county.

After 25 years, the panels could be removed, and the area could be used as farmland again. Foukal said HelioSage is looking to finalize a contract within a month, and that, if approved, construction would begin in the summer of 2014.

Watson says he'd like to have the project in Twiggs County but has several unanswered questions.

"My concern is that they're trying to set it up to pay no taxes and I'm not saying they are. I'm concerned that we do need to know the full scope of their intentions regarding local tax abatement," Watson said.